Proverbs 23:26

In 11 translations

BSB

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

KJV

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

WEB

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

ASV

My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

LSV

Give, my son, your heart to me, || And let your eyes watch my ways.

YLT

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

DBY

My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

DRC

My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways.

GNV

My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.

JPS

My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

LXXE

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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Original-language editions

WLC

תְּנָֽה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י תרצנה׃Read aloud as (qere): תִּצֹּֽרְנָהAdaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

LXX-Br

Δός μοι υἱὲ σὴν καρδίαν, οἱ δὲ σοὶ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐμὰς ὁδοὺς τηρείτωσαν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
• Psalms 119:9–11How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin…
• Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
• Matthew 10:37–38Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
• Proverbs 4:25–27Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
• Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
• Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
• 2 Corinthians 5:14–15For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was…
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
• Psalms 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• 2 Corinthians 8:5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

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